diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb14c0d..5021dd9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ todo
 13. FileMap.md
 
 ## Changelog
-- reduced random data to 2x 10Kb
\ No newline at end of file
+- reduced random data to 2x 10Kb
+- reduced random data to 2x 1Kb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 9857fba..062b6f2 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ reset() {
         shred -uz private_*
         checkcode $?
     fi
-    
+
     if compgen -G "attribution_passphrase_*" > /dev/null; then
         printf "nuking errant attribution passphrase files"
         shred -uz attribution_passphrase_*
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ reset() {
     printf "making out dir structure..."
     mkdir -p "$inner_dir"
     checkcode $?
+
     printf "updating $inner_dir/READMD.md..."
     echo "put files to verifiably archive in here" > "$inner_dir/README.md"
     checkcode $?
+
     printf "updating $out_dir/README.md..."
     echo "# todo: make this nice" > "$out_dir/README.md"
     checkcode $?
@@ -59,12 +61,15 @@ reset() {
     printf "making "$out_dir"/test_validate_passphrase.sh..."
     cp test_validate_passphrase.txt "$out_dir/test_validate_passphrase.sh"
     checkcode $?
+
     printf "making $out_dir/test_validate_passphrase.sh executable..."
     chmod +x "$out_dir/test_validate_passphrase.sh"
     checkcode $?
+
     printf "making $out_dir/verify-everything.sh..."
     cp verify-everything.txt "$out_dir"/verify-everything.sh
     checkcode $?
+
     printf "making $out_dir/verify-everything.sh executable"...
     chmod +x "$out_dir/verify-everything.sh"
     checkcode $?
@@ -74,12 +79,15 @@ reset() {
         printf "changing ownership of $dir to ${USER}..."
         chown $USER:$USER -R "$dir"
         checkcode $?
+
         printf "changing permissions on $dir to 700..."
         chmod 700 "$dir"
         checkcode $?
+
         printf "finding and shredding erroneous dirs in ${dir}..."
         find "$dir" -mindepth 1 -type d -exec srm -r -z -l -l "{}" \;
         checkcode $?
+
         printf "changing perms of files in $dir to 600..."
         find "$dir" -type f -exec chmod 600 "{}" \;
         checkcode $?
@@ -91,21 +99,27 @@ reset
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "ssh-keygen: makin new key: ${key_path}..."
-ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f "$key_path" -C "anonymous" -N ""
+ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f "$key_path" -C "anonymous" -N "" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
+
 printf "ssh-keygen: changing ownership on $key_path and $key_path.pub..."
-chown $USER:$USER "$key_path" "$key_path.pub"
+chown $USER:$USER "$key_path" "$key_path.pub" > /dev/null 2>&1
+checkcode $?
+
 printf "ssh-keygen: fixing perms on $key_path and $key_path.pub..."
-chmod 600 "$key_path" "$key_path.pub"
+chmod 600 "$key_path" "$key_path.pub" > /dev/null 2>&1
+checkcode $?
+
 printf "ssh-keygen: creating $out_dir/anonymous_signer..."
 echo "anonymous namespaces=\"$signature_tag\" $(cat "${key_path}.pub")" > "$out_dir/anonymous_signer"
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "random: adding 1/2 random blocks of data to inner archive..."
-dd if=/dev/urandom of="$inner_dir/.$RANDOM" bs=1K count=10 > /dev/null 2>&1
+dd if=/dev/urandom of="$inner_dir/.$RANDOM" bs=1K count=1 > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
+
 printf "random: adding 2/3 random blocks of data to outer archive..."
-dd if=/dev/urandom of="$out_dir/.$RANDOM" bs=1K count=10 > /dev/null 2>&1
+dd if=/dev/urandom of="$out_dir/.$RANDOM" bs=1K count=1 > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "7z: compressing inner volume..."
@@ -121,22 +135,25 @@ ssh-keygen -Y sign -f "$key_path" -n "$signature_tag" "$out_dir/contents.7z" > /
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "changing directory to ${out_dir}..."
-cd "$out_dir"
+cd "$out_dir" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
+
 printf "sha512: generating sha512 checksums of files in out..."
 sha512sum * > "checksums.sha512"
 checkcode $?
+
 printf "changing directory back..."
-cd ..
+cd .. > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
-# echo
+echo
 echo "Enter attribution passphrase:"
 read -r -s attribution_passphrase
 echo
 echo "Enter attribution passphrase again:"
 read -r -s attribution_passphrase_check
 echo
+
 if [[ "$attribution_passphrase" != "$attribution_passphrase_check" ]]; then
     echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mAttribution passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n" > /dev/null 2>&1
     exit 1
@@ -144,29 +161,42 @@ else
     echo -e "attribution_passphrase: \033[0;32mOK!\033[0m"
     echo "$attribution_passphrase" > "attribution_passphrase_${unix_seconds}.txt"
 fi
+
+printf "unsetting attribution_passphrase_check"
 unset attribution_passphrase_check > /dev/null 2>&1
+checkcode $?
+
+printf "calculating attribution passphrase and hash, then placing it"
 {
     printf "$attribution_passphrase"
     cat "$out_dir/contents.7z"
 } | sha512sum | awk '{print $1}' > "$out_dir/attribution-checksum.sha512"
-unset attribution_passphrase > /dev/null 2>&1
+checkcode $?
 
 printf "sanity checking: changing working directory to ${out_dir}..."
-cd "$out_dir"
+cd "$out_dir" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
+
 printf "sanity checking: verification..."
-bash verify-everything.sh
+bash verify-everything.sh "$attribution_passhrase"
 checkcode $?
+
 printf "sanity checking: validate attribution passphrase..."
 bash test_validate_passphrase.sh "$attribution_passphrase"
 checkcode $?
+
 printf "sanity checking: returning..."
 cd ..
 checkcode $?
 
+printf "unsetting attribution_passphrase"
+unset attribution_passphrase > /dev/null 2>&1
+checkcode $?
+
 printf "7z archiving outer dir..."
 7z a "./out.7z" "$out_dir" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
+
 printf "moving out.7z to archives..."
 mv out.7z "archives/verifiable_archive_${unix_seconds}.7z" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
@@ -178,22 +208,24 @@ echo
 echo "input keystore passphrase (again):"
 read -r -s keystore_passphrase_check
 echo
+
 if [[ "$keystore_passphrase" != "$keystore_passphrase_check" ]]; then
     echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mKeystore passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n" > /dev/null 2>&1
     exit 1
 else
     echo -e "keystore passphrases... \e[1;32mOK!\e[0m"
 fi
+
 printf "unsetting keystore passphrase checl"
 unset keystore_passphrase_check > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "archivin keys..."
-7z a "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" "private_*" "attribution_passphrase_*" -p"$keystore_passphrase" -mhe=on # > /dev/null 2>&1
+7z a "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" "private_*" "attribution_passphrase_*" -p"$keystore_passphrase" -mhe=on > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "testing key archive..."
-7z t "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p"$keystore_passphrase" # > /dev/null 2>&1
+7z t "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p"$keystore_passphrase" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "unsetting keystore passphrase"
@@ -204,4 +236,4 @@ printf "resetting environment..."
 reset
 checkcode $?
 
-echo -e "\n\n\033[0;32mdone :3\033[0m\n\n"
+echo -e "\033[0;32mdone :3\033[0m"